Richards is forced to go after players lose faith

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DEAN RICHARDS yesterday paid the price for Leicester’s fall from grace by resigning his £150,000-a-year post as director of rugby at Welford Road. While he may not have wanted to end his long and largely successful association with the club he joined more than 20 years ago, Richards agreed to go after a meeting with Peter Wheeler, the chief executive.

It was made clear that the club and, perhaps most significantly, some senior players had lost confidence in his ability to lead the team out of trouble and that after six years in charge, a change was needed. It is